Hogestyn's long-running "Days" character John Black is being laid to rest at an emotional ceremony this week after the actor ...

Hogestyn died in September 2024 from pancreatic cancer, around the same time the soap opera filmed the death of his character ...

John Black belongs to the number of the most popular and memorable Days of Our Lives characters. Portrayed by Drake Hogestyn, ...

While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to also say goodbye to the actor himself ...

Executive producer Ken Corday approached Hogestyn’s family and got permission to bring John’s story to an end this way, and they signed off on it. “Drake, as the consummate storyteller that ...

“Days of Our Lives” officially killed off Drake Hogestyn’s character, John Black, on Monday. The emotional episode came eight months after Hogestyn passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70 ...

Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for over 30 years, died at age 70 in September 2024 after a ...

I've never had a mountain that high to climb as an actor before in my life,' he reveals of saying goodbye to his TV dad, ...

ISA agent John Black is being given a loving funeral on Days of Our Lives during the week of June 9, 2025. This also marks the final farewell of Drake Hogestyn, the actor who played John Black for ...

An emotional montage of his onscreen love story with Deirdre Hall played before his character flatlined in an emotional ...

Hogestyn's John Black has been a "Days" mainstay since 1986. The actor died at the age of 70 in 2024 from pancreatic cancer.